I believe my high school boyfriend truly had a soundtrack to his life. Any major moment, happy occurrence, favorite memory was accompanied by a song, and hearing said song would instantly transport him back to that time and place.

For me, songs aren't necessarily tied to a specific moment, but instead a series of moments or a time in my life.

Pearl Jam's "Black" just came on the radio and sent me back to high school. I was best friends with my brother's on-again/off-again...

CAFFEINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't drink much of the stuff, and when I do it's usually pretty lightweight--a green tea with honey, maybe a Thai tea with milk. If I go for a Kona iced coffee, that's really pushing it.

But lately, I've been really struggling to stay awake in my afternoon summer school class. (It got so bad a few times, that I went to the bathroom and grabbede a micronap during the break). What makes it worse is I'm the teacher. It's been busy--we are...